Jacob Foerster^{[1, 2]}

1830 - 1908  (78 years)

• Name	Jacob Foerster
  Born	1830	, Baden, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1858	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32795
  Died	8 Dec 1908	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Cause: Bright's Disease
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I32795	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ludwig "Louis" Foerster,   b. 5 Jan 1803, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 23 Mar 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Ziegler,   b. CALC 19 May 1806, , Germany ,   d. 12 Sep 1851  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1828	Epfenbach, Epfenbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [9]
  Family ID	F28039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helena Meinhardt,   b. 1831, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Jan 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Children	1. Marie "Mary" Foerster,   b. 6 Oct 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1946, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Augusta Foerster,   b. 31 Jan 1860, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1939, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Jacob M. Foerster,   b. 28 Jun 1863, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Henry Foerster,   b. 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Andrew Foerster,   b. 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F9978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Koenig,   b. Abt 1825, of, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1857  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Children	1. George Foerster,   b. 7 Aug 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On Thursday of last week there were buried in the Lutheran cemetery have the earthly remains of Jacob Foerster, who died of Bright's disease raving been seriously ill only a week. Deceased had been twice married. His first wife died in 1857 and the second one seven years ago. One son of the first wife survives and 2 sons and 2 daughters of the second wife. For a number of years he had lived with his daughter, Mrs. John Rank, Con. 7, Wellesley township. He leaves four brothers, who were present at the funeral, namely, Frederick and Andrew, of Heidelberg, Louis of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Valentine, of Cranbrook, Ont. Elmira Advertiser 19 Dec 1908

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Jacob Streicher Born: Wilmont Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Age: 27 Father: Yost Streicher Mother: Anna Wettlaufer Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Augusta Foerster Age: 23 born: Wellesley Tp Ont Father: Jacob Foerster Mother: Helena Meinhardt married 20 Nov 1883 married: Waterloo, Heidelberg [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011687-85. John Rank, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, son of Jacob Rank and Catharine Veik Married Maria Foerster, 26, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Jacob Foerster and Helena Meinhardt (?), Witn Henry Rank and Jacob Foerster both of Wellesley, 20 January 1885 In Heidelberg. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 47. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 41. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 15. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 9 Page 55. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob Forster b. Baden res: Wellesley Township Age: 28 born abt 1830 father: Ludwig mother: Maria Zeigler married Helene Meinhardt Age:: 27 born abt 1831 b. Darmstadt Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: John mother: Christina Hesreth married 19 Jan 1858 county: Waterloo [S956] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Advertiser, "Obituary of Jacob Foerster," 19 Dec 1908. [S2266] Deutschland, Heiraten, 1558-1929, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M93481-2 , System Origin: Germany-EASy , GS Film number: 1189285. Ludwig Foerster Spouse's Name: Maria Ziegler Event Date: 15 Nov 1828 Event Place: Epfenbach, Baden, Germany Father's Name: Georg Adam Foerster Mother's Name: Katharina Grab Spouse's Father's Name: Friedrich Ziegler Spouse's Mother's Name: Barbara Bergdoll [S1030] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Jacob Werth Marriage Register, 1858-1859. Jacob FORSTER, 28, b. Baden, of Welleslei, s/o Ludwig Forster & Maria ZIEGLER married Helene MEINHARDT, 27, b. Darmstadt, of Welleslei, d/o Johannes Meinhardt & Christina HISRITH, witn: Ludwig Förster & Auguste LÖFFLER, both of Welleslei, 19 January 1858.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1830 - , Baden, Germany Residence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1858 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Jan 1858 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Bright's Disease - 8 Dec 1908 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth